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What causes middle ear infection in dogs?
Common causes include bacterial or fungal infection and ear mite infestation. Keeping the ear canal dry and trimmed helps prevent it.
What happens if a Teddy has many internal parasites?
Heavy internal parasites cause digestive issues - poor appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation. They steal nutrients, causing malnutrition, anemia, weight loss, dry coat, and poor growth. Some migrate to organs, causing cough, breathing trouble, fatigue, fast heart, and pale membranes.
What causes hair loss around a dog’s eyes?
Causes include allergy, poor diet, blocked tear ducts, and skin disease. Bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infection, food/environment allergy, excess salt or oil, or blocked tear ducts/ingrown lashes can all cause it. See a vet for diagnosis.
What causes small pustules on a dog’s belly?
Belly pustules may come from pyoderma, parasite bites, or bacterial/fungal infection. Rinse with saline, disinfect with iodine, and apply antibacterial ointment; severe cases may need amoxicillin-clavulanate. Use a collar to stop licking.
What happens if a dog eats expired food?
Expired food may carry bacteria, mold, or toxins causing food poisoning (diarrhea, vomiting, fever), even sepsis. It may hold parasite eggs, and degraded nutrients cause malnutrition and lower immunity if fed long term.
What to do about a bald patch next to the dog’s mouth?
Hair loss near the mouth may be from mite or fungal infection. Since symptoms are unclear, see a vet for diagnosis; use antifungal medicine for fungus, or deworm for mites.
What causes a dog’s coat to turn yellow?
Yellowing can be genetic, or from poor nutrition, salty diet, wrong washing products, or aging. Nutrient lack causes coarse yellow coat; unsuitable shampoo damages skin and coat; external parasites like fleas and ticks can also yellow the fur.
What happens if a dog sleeps on the floor in summer?
Sleeping on cool tile or concrete is comfortable and lowers heatstroke risk by dissipating heat. But long term on rough, cold, dirty floors can cause skin wear, dermatitis, eczema, and worsen arthritis; fleas and ticks may also infect the dog.
What happens if a dog eats a cockroach?
Cockroaches may carry bacteria, viruses, or parasites, causing stomach upset, vomiting, or diarrhea. If the roach ate roach poison, the dog may be poisoned (blue membranes, breathing trouble, seizures). Roaches also host parasites like roundworms and tapeworms, causing weight loss and diarrhea.
What effect does seawater have on dogs?
Seawater's high salt irritates skin and its microbes can infect; licking it introduces bacteria and parasites. Don't let dogs soak long, and rinse with fresh water afterward.